cat's eye jack

really cool rich..don't get much better than that.....jack

for real? you were in that? exciting.

that was me at wheel. breaking 15 to 20 foot that day but that boat could take twice that much. flush deck and self righting hull.

found this old pic of me and my partner crossing the humboldt bar in my 26' livesay. lot's of fun lol. thanks, jack

steve, did you get my mail?? thanks, jack

guess it wasn't too cool. thanks, jack

these 4 pieces are from a batch of glass the old lady just tumbled. i like em. thanks, jack (and linda).

i just noticed that a few weeks ago, zaboo 1 on MM listed one on e-bay. did anyone happen to see what it sold for? i have been thinking about listing mine for a while. it's 5/8" with bubbles not chips. thanks, jack

Top right could be Jody Fine. He doesn't sign the little things. then or now. Most signed even in the time period yoi speak of. I looked to see if they were Sonny Miller or Fred Wilganoski. They don't sign. I don't recognize them. Edna

thanks very much for everyones input, that helps me a whole lot.....jack

i guess i have had these contem's for about 15-20 years. never bothered looking for makers markings until just lately. i sure can't see anything on any of them. did they id back then? thanks jack.....forgot sizes. from top down, 1 1/8", 1 1/16", 15/16", 7/8"

thank you galen, john and rich for taking the time to explain the making of micro marbles....jack

Right You are Ann JR HOOPER

very nice marbles catseye.

David

dont seem much of a choking hazard, less ya swallowed the jar

JR HOOPER for sure, it's still amazing how he can turn out those minatures. thanks, jack

my wife got me these peewees? from pete's site. how the heck can someone make swirl marbles this small? thanks, jack

really cool supermen buba...i keep seeing NIR on a lot of different posts, what does that mean? thanks, jack

i'm sorry, i meant bubba lol

really cool supermen buba...i keep seeing NIR on a lot of different posts, what does that mean? thanks, jack

i am hoping that rich will pick this up and possibly explain (in laymans terms) how mark m. is doing those geometric designs that completely cover some of his handmades, it looks almost impossible to me.? i have enjoyed your posts rich, and the videos of you actually making extremely good looking marbles. thanks, jack.

Here's a picture I took of the two different MK cat's when Smitty was at the Tacoma show in summer 2008. The real St. Mary's on the left and the 2000 year run on the right. If you didn't have one of each in hand, it might be tough but seeing them side-by-side makes it pretty easy.

thanks al, boy side by side you sure can see the differance...jack

linda and i will certainly pray that sara has a full recovery.....jack

Sorry cat'seyeJack but I have to disappoint on this one. If your colors are true in the photograph I'd be willing to send you ten more just like it if you can truly prove me wrong. I'd appreciate it if someone else would weigh in on this one as well because these marbles have been around since the 1990s and are well known. For a while you could buy them in qtys. of 100 from what's-his-name in Kansas City who makes the fantastic marble boxes that don't look like repros. Nice guy. Really, Marble King made these in the 1990s as sort of a reprise of the old 5/8" St. Mary's with four colors. Heck, I'll send you 10 regardless. PM me your address. David

Edit: P.S. Just remembered something and the marble in question is a perfect example of this. They had trouble with the green either not fully making a vane or hybriding elsewhere and this marble besides having the subdued colors exhibits this problem with the green.

hi david, you know a lot more than me about marbles and i'll accept your decision. heck, i guess just about one time or the other one of us layman will purchase a misrepresented marble. thanks for letting me know...jack

Yeah, that 4th one in the top row is quite unusual what with the blue x-thru, and then the single yellow vane + the size factor. You know that the middle one in the bottom row is one of the newer 4 color MK's done as sort of a reprise of the old St. Mary's 5/8" 4 color cat's-eye, don't you? David

david, that marble is an original st.marys four color.i've had it for 20+ years....jack

a new pic of some of my cat's hope you like.....jack

thank you very much, makes my day lol...jack

i'm not quite sure if this 5/8" cat would be considered pink or not. any thoughts? thanks, jack

wow, very impressive cat's. as steph mentioned, i have been wondering about my peewee white cross thru for quite a while so it's really great finally seeing it's brother's and sister's lol. the only thing is, mine is sloppy in the 7/16" hole. i know that circle templet isn't 100% correct and i dont have anything mechanical to use. thank's jack

very cool cat's duffy....jack

thanks a lot steph for the info...i wonder why almost all of the christensen boxed sets are so valueable now if they were turning out so many marbles as you have indicated. i think i'd better quit before i take up any more valueable space lol.......jack